Bruce Forsyth

“That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.”

“I do lead a careful diet, I don't overeat, I have fruit and vegetables every day and I drink a lot of water. And my darling wife keeps me so young it is ridiculous. Being with her is an inspiration as well.”

“The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls, if you are content because the one you love is near to you, either upstairs or downstairs, or in the same room, and you feel that warmth that you don't find very often, then that is what love is all about.”

“It's sad when you see most of your friends in the business gone, like Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howard, Eric Morecambe, Roy Castle, Les Dawson. They were very dear to me. You no longer have the chance to bump into them at a celebrity do.”

“I've always been a family entertainer. Every show I have done has been suitable for any age - parents never need to worry that, if they pop out of the room, I'll say anything untoward.”

“If I go out one night, I must stay in the next. It's the same with my golf. If I play one day, I don't play the next. I try to pace myself.”

“Although I'm predominantly known for game-shows, I do prefer to be known as a performer.”

“I don't want to grow old gracefully. I want to put up a bit of a fight.”

“People think I rush around all day long like a raving lunatic. I'm much more relaxed than that.”

“Golf is hugely important, as it keeps me going.”

“I am not doddery... doddery I am not!”

“I'm not even really a joke-teller. I can do ad-lib and banter, but I don't do jokes.”

“There are enough tears in any child's life; we certainly don't need to add to them in the name of entertainment.”

“Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show.”

“Goodness, that Simon Cowell is a sensitive soul.”

“I met my darling wife Wilnelia in 1980 when we were on the judging panel for the Miss World contest at the Royal Albert Hall. With two ex-wives and five daughters, I thought I wouldn't be involved with anyone for a long time - if ever. Winnie was so gorgeous, my jaw dropped - and it's a big jaw to drop.”

“All kids love to get dirty, but if I wandered into the garage, my father would say: 'Son, you're not going to have filthy hands like mine. You're going into show business.'”

“I hate Mondays - I hate that feeling you've got to get yourself up.”

“It's important for a dancer to wear very tight underpants. I used to feel a bit exposed if I wasn't being held up in the right place.”

“Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.”